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I only started to stutter in the third grade after I was sexually harrassed and bullied by older boys. I didn't have any problem with my speach before that. my Sister also stuttered and my father told...

Relationship between trauma, stuttering, and the Broca’s area

Relationship between trauma, stuttering, and the Broca’s area Studies have found that: 1. Stuttering is associated with reduced blood flow to the Broca’s area (speech center of the brain) 2. Trauma is...

Lol I don't know man if cannabis will help me, rather it is a psychological issue I think...

I'm 30 years old now, but when I hear "popcorn reading" my heart skips a beat to this day. That experience legitimately caused some PTSD....

I dont really..stutter?

I dont really..stutter? Hello guys,the title may sound paradoxical at first sight,given that i am even writing here,but let me elaborate.I have the innate ability to speak flawlessly,but i feel like i...

Hey, is there someone you can talk to in your life (maybe a parent, teacher, doctor, friend)? It sounds like you need support from what you’ve shared. From what you’ve shared it sounds like a lot of y...

I understand you perfectly. Sometimes people can't understand the impact of their words, especially when you don't know the pain that person goes through on a daily basis. Sometimes it's not words but...

Regarding speaking more easily/fluently when alone, that's a great question and it's long been known to be the experience of many people who stutter, though it's certainly not universal. One of my fri...

Speech therapy was largely useless for me. Tackling the emotional and psychological causes has been the best thing for overcoming my stutter. It takes awareness and dedication. I see my stutter as a s...

My family was also like that, acting like my stammer is something to be swept under the rug and forgotten about, but what they don’t realise is that it’s an integral part of you and can’t just be “sol...

Therapy, for me, was awful. I had it at age 8 - 10 while at school. At the time it felt so degrading and extremely unhelpful. In hindsight, if someone would have helped me deal with the anxiety and...

I think the reason I have stuttered my whole life is because I was raised in a narccisistic household. And I felt unloved, and still do to this day.

I think the reason I have stuttered my whole life is because I was raised in a narccisistic household. And I felt unloved, and still do to this day. [removed]...

I def didn’t have any obviously apparent neurological event, but I’m only just now hearing about covid causing brain injury. With the cough, my dr did say I was fine, but not that I for sure didn’t ha...

Sudden onset of stuttering is most commonly related to some type of neurological event such as stroke, traumatic brain injury or medication. If you doc says you are fine then best listen to him. Spe...

Sudden onset adult stutter?

Sudden onset adult stutter? Hey y’all! A bit of backstory, but there’s a Tl;dr as well. I started a new job last spring, but it really ramped up in responsibilities around Sept/Oct. They had us all w...

I hate stuttering. I wish I could cure myself.

I hate stuttering. I wish I could cure myself. I stuttered my whole life. I’m 22 now. Lately, my stutter has been extra bad. I go through phases where sometimes it’s super bad, other times not so much...

Stuttering is mostly genetic. Not always, there are cases where physical or psychologival trauma have lead to induced stutters, but for most people it's developmental like Tourette's or other similar ...

It’s really more neurologic than psychological. Psychogenic stutters *do* exist, but aren’t anywhere near the majority, as far as I’m aware....

This is happening to me too and I’m almost your same age. Thank you for posting. I had a traumatic and stressful year and I figured this was a reaction to it, but I was feeling worried it could be som...

Hello /u/Fyphon. Do you have anyone in your family that stutters (or at some point in time)? Late onset stuttering is unusual but not unheard of. If you haven't I would have a visit with your docto...